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will publish a separate Federal Register

notice announcing the initiation of an

extensive 60-day agency review and

public comment period on these

requirements. We will submit the

requirements for OMB review and an

extension of this emergency approval.

Type of Information Request: Revision

of Currently Approved Collection.

Title of Information Collection:

CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of

Health Plans Study) Survey.

Form Number: HCFA–R–246 (OMB

approval #: 0938–NEW).

Use: We are revising the CAHPS to

conform with the NCQA instrument.

This collection effort (CAHPS) will be

used to hold the Medicare managed care

industry accountable for the quality of

care they are delivering. This collection

will better allow HCFA to obtain the

information critical for the proper

oversight of the program and to

disseminate information that will help

beneficiaries choose among plans,

contribute to the improved quality of

care through identification of quality

improvement opportunities, and assist

HCFA in carrying out its

responsibilities.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for profit, Individuals or Households.

Number of Respondents: 150,240.

Total Annual Responses: 150,240.

Total Annual Hours Requested:

49,579.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, E-mail your request,

including your address, phone number,

and HCFA form number(s) referenced

above, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call

the Reports Clearance Office on (410)

786–1326.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden or any

other aspect of these collections of

information requirements. However, as

noted above, comments on these

information collection and

recordkeeping requirements must be

mailed and/or faxed to the designees

referenced below within 4 working days

of the publication of this notice in the

Federal Register:

Health Care Financing Administration,

Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise

Standards, Room C2–26–17, 7500

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21244–1850, Fax Number: (410) 786–

1415, Attn: John Rudolph HCFA–R–

246

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC

20503, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974

or (202) 395–5167, Attn: Allison

Herron Eydt, HCFA Desk Officer.

Dated: June 25, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–855]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration.

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare and

Other Federal Health Care Programs

Provider/Supplier Enrollment

Application and Supporting Regulations

in 42 CFR 410.32, 410.71, 413.17,

424.57, 424.73, 424.80, 440.30, and

484.12; Form No.: HCFA–855 (OMB#

0938–0685); Use: This information is

needed to enroll providers and

suppliers into the Medicare program by

identifying them, pricing and paying

their claims, and verifying their

qualifications and eligibility to

participate in Medicare.; Frequency:

Initial Enrollment/Recertification;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or Households, Notfor-profit institutions, and Federal

Government; Number of Respondents:

225,000; Total Annual Responses:

225,000; Total Annual Hours: 435,000.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB desk officer: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: June 25, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel

Review of R24 Resource-Related Research

Projects.

Date: July 8, 1998.

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.
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Place: Rockledge II Building, NHLBI

Conference Room 7214, Bethesda, MD

20892–7924, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Valerie L. Prenger, PHD,

Health Scientist Administrator, Review

Branch, NIH, NHLBI, Rockledge Building II,

6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 7198, Bethesda,

MD 208982–7924, (301) 435–0297.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel

Pulmonary Immune Defenses and Their

Regulation.

Date: July 13–14, 1998.

Time: 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Bethesda, 8120

Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: Jon M. Ranhand, Ph.D.,

Review Branch, NIH, NHLBI, Rockledge

Building II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite

7188, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, (301) 435–

0280.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel

Review of Demonstration and Education

(R18) Applications.

Date: July 14, 1998.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Hilton National Airport Hotel, 2399

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Contact Person: Louis P. Corman, Ph.D.,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, NIH, NHLBI, Rockledge Building II,

6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 7180, Bethesda,

MD 20892–7924, (301) 435–0270.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and

Vascular Disease Research; 93.838, Lung

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases

and Resources Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 25, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute

on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: June 19, 1998.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Ramada Inn, 1775 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Aida K. Vasquez, Grant

Technical Assistant, Extramural Review

Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism, Suite 409, 6000 Executive

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–443–

9788.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.271, Alcohol Research

Career Development Awards for Scientists

and Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National

Research Service Awards for Research

Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs;

93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants,

National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 26, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetes And

Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Notice

of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meetings.

The meetings will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1–GRB–8 O1 S.

Date: July 15–16, 1998.

Time: July 15, 1998, 8:30 am to

Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127

Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC

20036.

Contact Person: Roberta J. Haber, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Review

Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Natcher Building,

Room 6AS–37, National Institutes of Health,

Bethesda, MD 20892–6600, (301) 594–8898.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel, ZDK1–GRB–6 (03).

Date: July 28, 1998.

Time: 1:00 pm to Adjournment.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health,

Natcher Bldg., 45 Center Drive, Room 6AS–

37, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone

Conference Call).

Contact Person: Neal A. Musto, Scientific

Review Administrator, Review Branch, DEA,

NIDDK, Natcher Building, Room 6AS–37A,

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

20892–6600, (301) 594–7798.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: June 26, 1998.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice

of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant